Pectinimura brahmanica

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Pectinimura brahmanica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Pectinimura
Species:
P. brahmanica
Binomial name
Pectinimura brahmanica
Park, 2011

Pectinimura brahmanica is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

The length of the forewings is 5–5.5 mm.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Brahman Mission in Madang, the type locality. [1]

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References

  1. Park, K.-T. 2011: Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of New Guinea, Part IV: Genus Pectinimura Park with descriptions of four new species and four new combinations. ISSN   1175-5326 Zootaxa , 3040: 43–54. Preview